Dead End of the Dead

An arrow, another arrow, and yet another arrow flew.

Three consecutive arrows struck Wolf's chest, left thigh, and right arm respectively.

As Tyler listened to Wolf's wretched screams, he realized that even the undead could feel pain.

After being pierced by the arrows, Wolf fell from the tree, and the pack of wild boars surrounding him swarmed in, brutally ravaging his already tattered body.

From his vantage point, Tyler watched intently, waiting for the confirmation message in his field of vision. When it failed to appear, he supplemented with another arrow, hitting Wolf squarely in the forehead. Finally, the experience points arrived.

-"Successfully killed 'Undead - Lv9', occupation experience +200, current experience 900/800."

-"Level-up conditions met, 'Junior Assassin - Lv3' automatically upgraded to 'Junior Assassin - Lv4'."

-"Production occupation skill 'Heart of Focus - Lv1' has been deactivated."

As Tyler witnessed a slight increase in his endurance limit, he couldn't help but feel perplexed.

He remembered that when he killed Wolf previously, he received 900 experience points. Now that Wolf had become an undead, he only yielded 200 experience points. Could it be that this level 9 undead was significantly weaker than a level 9 bandit?

Regardless of how strange it seemed, since the text prompt had appeared, the fact could only be as it was.

More importantly, killing "Undead Wolf" provided Tyler with crucial intelligence:

The source of experience points for leveling up in combat occupations was not limited to humans; killing demons was also possible.

This revelation held immense significance for Tyler.

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Due to the wild boars surrounding Wolf's body, Tyler was temporarily unable to retrieve his arrows. So he decided to return to his established safe zone to rest and replenish his magic power.

However, just ten minutes after Tyler left, Wolf, who was being gnawed by the boars, suddenly jumped up in place! Taking advantage of the startled boars, he sprinted out of the encirclement and quickly escaped!

-"Damn it!"

-"I can't believe it!"

-"What the hell is going on?! Damn it! Damn it! F*ck!"

Wolf could feel excruciating pain all over his body, but being turned into an undead granted him greater pain tolerance than ordinary humans. Moreover, his magically enhanced body allowed him to continue moving despite the mortal arrow wounds...

As long as he could quickly prey on other creatures to obtain energy.

Wolf's ability to resurrect from death is attributed to his skill, "Gecko Tail Severance," obtained after he turned into an undead.

The skill "Gecko Tail Severance" automatically activates when Wolf's life energy reaches a certain threshold. Its effect is to convey a suggestive message to all surrounding creatures that Wolf has died, deducting a portion of his own experience points and transferring them to the main "killer."

Upon activation, "Gecko Tail Severance" consumes all of Wolf's remaining magic energy, requiring at least 1 point to trigger. It is rendered inactive when he has no magic energy.

Furthermore, "Gecko Tail Severance" has a cooldown period of 720 hours. If Wolf were to be killed again during this time, he would truly meet his demise.

Fully aware of this, Wolf temporarily abandons seeking revenge against Banning and disregards the cursed chest and the crimson gem. His immediate objective is to rush to Ira Village and replenish his energy by killing a few elderly and children. Subsequently, by taking the villagers hostage, he can force Banning to meet his own death.

—(Damn it, playing dirty with me...! I'll make you pay with your life!!)

Shortly after, Wolf arrived at the outskirts of Ira Village. After observing the surroundings, he noticed that there were fewer men in the orchard, further away from the other cultivated lands. He could faintly hear the voices of several children. Thus, he stealthily infiltrated the area.

In no time, Wolf spotted a young boy and three children sitting on the ground, eating fruits. He clenched the large cleaver in his hand, planning to sneak up on them from behind...

"Ssshhhh——!"

Without any warning, a short dagger pierced through Wolf's chest from behind, followed by another strike that severed his right hand, the one holding the weapon!

The unbearable agony made Wolf let out a scream of despair. However, his scream didn't last long because, a few seconds after his right hand fell to the ground, his head followed suit.

The last image Wolf could perceive was that of a giant pair of scissors and the blood-stained slender legs of a young girl.

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"Ar-are you alright, Avril? I heard screams coming from your direction just now."

Rhode rushed over upon hearing the screams, followed closely by the three children.

"Hmm? Me? I'm fine. It seems that Daed and Uncle Beeken happened to pass by and got frightened, causing them to scream and run away."

Avril sat on the tree trunk, calmly removing pests and pruning the branches of the fruit trees, as she always did.

"Oh, I see... You startled me."

"You startled us too!"

The children imitated Rhode's reaction, causing him to feel slightly embarrassed.

To avoid further awkwardness with Avril, Rhode turned around and continued to eat fruits with the children.

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—(Well done, Elle. Your lying is becoming more fluent, hahaha!)

"Ah, please don't tease me, sister... I was so nervous just now, I almost cried."

Perched atop the tree crown, Avril was conversing with her inner persona, Elle.

—(Alright, alright, I know you can't do anything bad. Now it's my turn. We can't leave that person's corpse in the orchard.)

"Sure, sister, I'll leave it to you. Oh, by the way, thank you for saving me again, and saving everyone!"

—(Sigh! Why are you saying these things? It's so cheesy, ugh!)

In just a blink of an eye, Avril's aura changed. One moment, she was a gentle and shy neighbor girl, and the next, she transformed into a fiercely confident mafia boss.

Swiftly, she flipped down from the tree and dragged the corpse hidden in the bushes into the forest.

In no time, "Avril" skillfully dismembered the body into pieces and casually tossed them into the woods.

Within a single night, these body parts would be devoured by animals, leaving nothing, not even bones.

—(Sister, are you really not playing with human skin anymore?)

"No, I've stopped. It's too troublesome."

—(Hehe, sister, you're really great! You're such a good sister who keeps her promises~!)

"Tch, don't give me that. I'm almost sickened by you, hmph."

Perhaps engrossed in their conversation, "Avril" didn't notice a pair of eyes peering at her from behind the distant shrubs. However, before long, those eyes quietly departed.

After those eyes had left, "Avril" continued chatting with her sister.

"Avril, once we're done with all this, let's go and find Banning."

—(Huh? ... Find, find, find Banning for what??)

"Hehe, isn't it obvious? We're going to kill him! Eliminate all potential threats!"